If you happen to believe in the concept of heaven or hell…where do you think you’re going after you die? Another question.
Anna, a young woman on the verge of nunhood raised from the confines of a lonely convent discovers that her only living relative, Wanda, is a judge who abides by an irresponsible lifestyle of hedonism. These two very different personalities clash in Poland’s submission to the foreign film category of the Oscars, Ida. Anna and Wanda embark through the vestiges of Poland to locate the remains of Anna’s parents in order to give them a proper burial, a journey which becomes a heartfelt saunter that causes the pair to question their beliefs.
A married Broadway director, Arnold, pays a prostitute 30,000 dollars to go straight. Years later, Ms. former prostitute, Izzy, comes back into his life as an actress.
Every week, Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Hot Tub Time Machine 2, The DUFF, MacFarland, USA, Wild Tales and Gloria.
Lay back as Channing Tatum falls to his knees in front of you. Lose yourself inside his deep blue eyes. Notice how the sweat causes his naked chest to glisten under the hot lights.
Plot, visuals, and theme are all hugely important to great cinema, but movie audiences love characters, and they remain the most memorable aspect of many films. However, the same character types appear again and again in film – the heroes, the villains, the sidekicks and the damsels in distress. We simply accept this as a part of cinema, and of stories in general, and it’s because all stories follow the same narrative structure, according to Russian theorist Vladimir Propp.
From ideation to financing, distribution to production, the movie industry is just that, an industry. Let’s take a peek behind the projectors and movie screens at all facets of the films, and the people behind them, that we love. Let’s check out the links for this week.
For as long as film has been made, it has been dominated by men, both in its making and on the screen itself. In the beginning we could’ve blamed this inequality on the views of the day. Then we could have blamed it on a societal hangover; views on women as equal to men had only recently changed, and representations hadn’t quite caught up.
J.C. Chandor may be just starting out, but his film resume is already very impressive.
There’s this question I always found interesting. “what satisfies the man who has everything?” This is most challenging when posed upon the wealthy and powerful.
Let’s say Star Wars meets The Matrix. What comes to mind? An all-out intergalactic battle?
Internet use has become pervasive, enabling a brand new kind of life online. With the introduction of smart gadgets, people basically have alternate lives in virtual reality. Sometimes it’s taken too far.
Nowadays it’s fair to say “gangster films” are in a league of their own, no longer thought of as sub-genre of the action film. Thus freeing them to operate on an entirely new frequency in the model created by earlier classics such as The Godfather or Goodfellas. These movies are indeed classic but have you ever thought about organized crime outside of the United States?
While the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Awards) are always somewhat overshadowed by their glitzier, Yankier cousins, they still remain the biggest night of the year for British cinema, for better or worse. Nearly 5 million viewers watched wins for Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, Wes Anderson and others on Sunday’s televised ceremony, where Boyhood picked up the Best Film prize. Look here for a complete list of winners – we’ll take a look at the night’s biggest talking points.